After a stray bomb destroyed his childhood home the only thing that has kept Francis Brady going is ..

In 1897 four-year-old Lucy Thornbury’s parents are killed in a train crash. Taken in by her kindly..

Cornwall: 1793. Rose Pengelly's father has been ruined - he has lost his boat yard and his fortune p..

It is 1907. Liverpool is a bustling and busy city. Sisters Livvie and Amy Goodwin are just 16 and 13..

The youngest of five siblings Lottie Mortimer has never felt like she belonged. Her mother died shor..

When Commander Martin Black is shot down over enemy territory and ends up in a POW camp his wife Ann..

Germany 1939: Christa Sommer boards the Kindertransport unsure that she'll ever see her parents agai..

Lancashire 1931. When Finn Carlisle loses his wife and unborn child he spends a few years travelling..

When Polly Pritchard learns that her husband has been killed in action she brings up their young dau..

West Yorkshire 1926. After completing her training in Steeple Street Agnes is looking forward to mak..

Christmas 1945. The war is over but the Nightingale Hospital still bears the scars. Matron Kathleen ..

Devon 1943. In the village of Burracombe 'Dig for Victory' is more than just a wartime slogan. While..

1939. Eve Armstrong is being evacuated to Devon. As the train pulls out of London she takes a last l..

London 1912. Twins Lester and Lillia Holdsworth are destined for the stage. Lester is a brilliant pi..

As the war continues to keep her family far away Peggy Reilly must continue to look after her girls ..